Paris University Hospital receives 60 Stratasys 3D printers to help fight coronavirus
Paris hospital system deploys 60 Stratasys 3D printers to fight COVID-19. The F123 series 3D printers were delivered and installed at the hospital within 24 hours.
The University Hospital of Paris (L'Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris), the largest hospital system in Europe, has deployed 60 Stratasys 3D printers to support the fight against the coronavirus. Delivered within 24 hours of ordering, the equipment will allow the French hospital system to manufacture medical devices and components on site to meet emerging needs.
The 60 F123 series 3D printers, which are housed in a 150-square-meter facility at the hospital, were supplied by Stratasys’ French reseller CADvision. The FDM-based machines are being used to print everything from face shields and masks to electric syringe pumps and intubation devices to ventilator valves to help alleviate the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The hospital is being assisted by Bone3D, a 3D printing service provider with extensive experience in the medical sector, to manage the large-scale 3D printing project, providing engineers to manage the installation, operation and servicing of the Stratasys fleet. The hospital has also launched a dedicated 3D printing platform (3dcovid.org) to help meet the rapid needs of 3D printed equipment for healthcare workers in and around Paris, in the part of France most affected by the pandemic.
3D printers are used to provide equipment needed against COVID-19
The 3D printing resources acquired with the support of the University of Paris and the Kering Group will allow a wide range of healthcare institutions to address emerging supply shortages and provide the equipment needed to protect their staff and treat hospital patients.
“The overwhelming and severe nature of COVID-19 continues to impact the supply chain of the world’s most essential equipment,” said Andreas Langfeld, President, Stratasys EMEA. “Thanks to 3D printing technology, the University Hospital of Paris has its own rapid-response supply chain in-house, allowing it to move production directly to where it is needed, immediately providing essential equipment to frontline healthcare workers who are saving lives every day.”
Stratasys is also supporting the fight against COVID-19 in another way: it is working with partners to produce and distribute thousands of face shields for healthcare workers. The company said it received more than 350,000 requests for face shields last week and is seeking manufacturing partners to meet the urgent need.
Source: www.3dprintingmedia.network
Learn more the Stratasys F123 series 3D printers!